Clients of B P Collins LLP remark that they ‘operate at the same level as much bigger city based practices’. Under the leadership of Jo Davis in Gerrards Cross, the team provides ‘high-quality work while understanding the broader commercial picture and client objectives’ on a range of matters, including covenant claims, discrimination claims, immigration law, executive exits, whistleblowing claims, and complex litigation work before the Employment Tribunal and the High Court. The team particularly excels in advising a national and international client base consisting of high-net-worth individuals and corporate companies. Davis leverages the deep strength of her employment experience to advise corporate clients and senior executives on restructures, mergers, exits, restrictive covenants, and high-stakes litigation, bringing particular expertise in discrimination, whistleblowing, and complex severance negotiations. Kathryn Fielder is a key contact to corporate and high-net-worth clients in matters involving complex executive exits, tribunal claims involving discrimination, whistleblowing and unfair dismissal, restrictive covenant issues, and shareholder-director disputes.

The ‘very professional and understanding’ team at Blaser Mills Law is well-equipped to support clients across the full array of employment matters. Leveraging its ‘diverse knowledge base’, the group frequently handles High Court claims, representing companies in the automotive, environmental, renewable energy, insurance, technology, and higher education sectors. The team is chaired by Noel Deans, a leading employment law specialist who is renowned for his handling of complex issues, including business reorganisations, TUPE, discrimination, whistleblowing, board disputes, post-termination restrictions, and contract litigation. He is a key contact for FTSE100 companies, global corporations, and senior executives. Partner James Simpson departed in 2024.

Praised for offering ‘skills beyond that of their best competitors’, Dentons houses a ‘flawless’ employment team which leverages the bench strength of its global reach to regularly act for UK household names and international clients across the full-spectrum of employment mandates, including TUPE work, discrimination cases, post-termination restrictions, immigration matters, reorganisation projects, consultation matters, and corporate transactions. The team is under the direction of Sarah Beeby, a key figure in employment law, who ensures a ‘timely and efficient service’. Adept in handling cases before the Employment Tribunal, Alison Weatherhead‘s offering extends to domestic and international transactions, C Suite advice, crisis management, and TUPE work. Verity Buckingham brings substantial experience in a range of commercial matters, including transactions and tribunal claims, while also focusing on immigration matters.

A ‘top-quality regional firm with city credentials’, Howes Percival LLP is lauded for its ‘wide scope of capabilities and expertise in all areas’ of employment law. Leveraging the bench strength of the employment team’s regional spread, the group is able to advise a wide range of local, national, and international clients on tribunal matters, redundancies and restructuring, TUPE issues, restrictive covenants, and senior executive exits. The team is headed by Simon deMaid, a key contact for clients in the retail, automotive, manufacturing, education, and healthcare sectors, who boasts deep expertise in disability discrimination claims, large-scale redundancies and restructures, and high-value executive terminations. Hannah Pryce, a seasoned advocate within the Employment Tribunal, delivers workplace training on equality, diversity, and inclusion, and advises on complex HR issues, including anti-bullying, harassment prevention, and strategic crisis management.

Noted for its ‘attention to detail, support, and accessibility’, which makes the employment team at Sherrards Solicitors LLP an ‘invaluable resource’, the group is well-equipped to advise its high-profile, well-established client base on contentious and non-contentious matters. ‘Professional and pragmatic’ practice head Mark Fellows boasts deep experience across a range of employment sectors, offering particular expertise in transactional support, High Court litigation, and complex immigration matters. Adept in business immigration matters is Emma Peacock, whose workload consists of advising on UK work pathways and international expansion strategies.

The ‘commercially minded’ employment team at Shoosmiths LLP advises clients from the mobility, financial, energy, and infrastructure sectors on the full range of complex employment issues, with specialisms ranging from TUPE and post-employment restrictions to immigration, IR35, employee data management, and tax obligations for employees. The team is jointly led by Gwynneth Tan and Simon Fennell in Milton Keynes; Tan maintains a reputation for her work across the field, frequently handling organisational restructuring, TUPE, business sales, and employee data privacy for boards and senior leadership teams across a wide range of sectors. Fennell is a key figure noted for his work in the employment aspects of M&A, private equity, and venture capital transactions, offering strategic counsel on workforce issues, organisational change, and sector-specific employment challenges. Amy Frost is also a notable name in the group.

Louise Attrup spearheads the ‘highly competent team’ at Debenhams Ottaway, which maintains a strong regional reputation through its work with entrepreneurs, SMEs, owner managed and family businesses, corporates, and individuals across the full spectrum of complex employment matters. Attrup boasts a broad offering which encompasses disciplinary and redundancy matters, whistleblowing, data theft, restrictive covenants, and business and shareholder disputes. Michael Kerrigan is skilled at representing clients in high-profile litigation before the Employment Tribunal, Employment Appeal Tribunal, and Court of Appeal, handling complex employment status disputes, sexual harassment investigations, whistleblowing claims, and employer justified retirement age policies. Eleanor Parkes is highly regarded for advising on settlement agreements, grievances, disciplinary matters, redundancies, and Employment Tribunal cases, alongside drafting HR policies, contracts, and director service agreements.

The employment team at Freeths LLP is ‘attentive, responsive and professional in their approach’. Under the direction of Christopher Sing, the team covers the full spectrum of continuous and non-contentious work, spanning from international restructurings, TUPE transfers, corporate support, and drafting staff policies and procedures, to contentious matters, including Employment Tribunal claims, sensitive disputes for high-net-worth and politically exposed clients, and advising senior executives on safeguarding financial and reputational interests. Credited for being ‘pragmatic in approach’, Sing leverages his experience as a barrister to advocate on behalf of a range of corporate clients, high-net worth individuals, high-profile institutions, and members of royalty.

The ‘practical and commercially focused’ team at Longmores Solicitors LLP is credited for striking ‘a balance between scale and individual attention’ under the leadership of Richard Gvero in Hertford. The employment team advise the full range of clients, from major companies and SMEs to C-suite employees, small enterprises, and individuals, on a variety of complex employment matters, including redundancy, unfair dismissal, disciplinary situations, whistleblowing, TUPE, discrimination, staffing terms, employment litigation, transaction support, and data protection breaches. Gvero leverages decades of employment and commercial experience to represent clients in large-scale reorganisations, redundancy exercises, complex employment disputes, and employee competition cases, including High Court injunction proceedings, with a particular focus on recruitment agencies and the education sector.

Praised for their ‘exceptional professionalism, attention to detail, and commitment to achieving the best possible outcome’, the employment team at Machins Solicitors LLP ‘go above and beyond’ for their client base, which consists of start-ups, SMEs, multinationals, and global corporations. The practice is jointly headed by the ‘professional, polished and approachable’ Jackie Cuneen and David Rushmere. Cuneen’s workload involves business acquisitions, TUPE transfers, collective redundancies, senior appointments, and restrictive covenants, as well as representing clients in complex Employment Tribunal cases, including whistleblowing, discrimination, and breach of contract claims. Rushmere is a seasoned solicitor-advocate who frequently appears in front of the Employment Tribunal.

Noted as ‘leaders in their respective fields’, team heads Darren Hayward and Gary Smith head the ‘very knowledgeable and efficient’ Bishop’s Stortford-based employment practice at Nockolds Solicitors. The group frequently represents both employers and employees in the full gamut of employment matters, specialising in corporate restructures, redundancies, TUPE matters, business sales and purchases, and employment law training. Hayward’s comprehensive offering spans unfair and wrongful dismissal, discrimination claims, redundancy, and the preparation of settlement agreements and employment documentation, as well as bringing noted experience in advising on complex employment disputes for high-net-worth individuals. While Smith, a seasoned Tribunal and High Court litigator, is a key port of call for corporate transactions, high-value discrimination, and complex dismissal claims, and has extensive experience drafting and enforcing restrictive covenants and employment documentation. Joanna Sutton is also highly recommended.

The ‘exceptionally competent team’ at SA Law LLP is credited by clients for offering ‘expertise and dedication which are second-to-none’. Chris Cook is at the helm of the employment team, which frequently handles a multi-faceted workload of data protection issues, unfair dismissal claims, senior executive services, dispute management, Employment Tribunal proceedings, and discrimination cases for a client roster of senior individuals, charities and non-profits, and education, pharmaceutical, and healthcare clients. Cook draws on over two decades of experience in employment and immigration matters, bringing expertise in safeguarding, discrimination claims, data protection, and sector-specific issues in education, charity and non-profit, and sport, while also providing strategic non-contentious advice on business-critical employment issues. With noted experience in handling high-stakes cases in the Employment Tribunal and High Court, Beth Leng has a practice that extends to advising large organisations on international projects, senior personnel disputes, and a range both contentious and non-contentious employment matters.

The ‘holistic, effective and practical’ employment team at Taylor Walton LLP is noted for its ‘professional approach to customer experience’. With expertise in every aspect of employment law, the group is well regarded for representing employers and employees, both small-scale and large, in tribunal cases and matters involving TUPE, redundancy, unfair dismissal, immigration, covenants, discrimination cases, and complex disciplinary matters. Exemplifying the firm’s full-service offering is Luton-based head Alec Colson, who is a recognised contact for employers across sectors like construction, engineering, recruitment, education, and charities. Nicola Smyrl and Ethan Diver are recommended for their handling of Employment Tribunal claims.

Tees Law fields a ‘professional and approachable’ employment team that is frequently instructed to handle the full range of employment services, including TUPE, corporate transactions, shareholder and director disputes, and senior executive employment matters. The team is particularly well versed in supporting family-owned businesses, the rural community, and clients active in the education, logistics, and transport sectors. Practice head Robert Whitaker is praised for ‘going the extra mile’ and handles data protection, TUPE, agricultural worker issues, and managing restructures. Katherine Jameson is lauded for representing clients in tribunal claims, alongside bringing experience in restrictive covenants, senior executive exits, employer strategies, and disputes.

Moorcrofts LLP houses a ‘full service, partner-led firm’ that is adept in supporting clients with the full gamut of employment law matters, notably restructurings, TUPE, dismissals, settlement agreements, discrimination cases, restrictive covenants, and Employment Tribunal cases. The team is headed by Marlow-based Lindsey Abbot, a key contact for clients in the media, healthcare, maintenance, and restaurant industries, who boasts deep experience in representing employers in discrimination and unfair dismissal claims.